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but hezbollah is a powerful force within his government. and it believes its members now face arrest and it wants the prile minister to reject the -- the prime minister to reject the whole legal process out of hand. this is the hezbollah leader speaking last year. >> mistake to think we were allowed arrest or detention of any of our fighters. any hand that will touch any of them will really be cut off. >> the truck bomb that killed rafik hariri triggered real change in lebanon. it led to mass protests that forced the departure of syrian troops from the country. but as the years have passed, the desire for justice has for some given way to fears that the search for the killers could lead to violent instability in the country. many lebanese do support the tribunal. they want to know who killed ravi -- rafik hariri but others are spirks. they say the tribunal is a tool being used by the western israel to hit out at their political enemies. owen bennett jones, bbc news, beirut. >> french journalist held captive in afghanistan have been talking
but hezbollah is a powerful force within his government. and it believes its members now face arrest and it wants the prile minister to reject the -- the prime minister to reject the whole legal process out of hand. this is the hezbollah leader speaking last year. >> mistake to think we were allowed arrest or detention of any of our fighters. any hand that will touch any of them will really be cut off. >> the truck bomb that killed rafik hariri triggered real change in lebanon. it...
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hezbollah is a powerful force within his government. it believes its members now face are rest, and it wants the prime minister to reject the full legal process out of hand. this is the hezbollah leader speaking last. >> it is a mistake to think we will allow the arrest or detention of many factors. nebraska hand that touches any of them will be cut off. -- any hand that touches any of them will be cut off. >> it lead to mass protests that forced the departure of syrian troops from the country. as the years have passed, the desire for justice has given way to fears that the search for the killers could lead to violence coming and instability in the country. many lebanese do support the tribunal. they want to know who killed rafik hariri. others are suspicious. they say the tribunal as a tool being used by the west and israel to hit political enemies. bbc news. >> a land mine has exploded in afghanistan, killing 20 people. the explosion happened on the main road near kandahar. police said women and children were among the dictums. german
hezbollah is a powerful force within his government. it believes its members now face are rest, and it wants the prime minister to reject the full legal process out of hand. this is the hezbollah leader speaking last. >> it is a mistake to think we will allow the arrest or detention of many factors. nebraska hand that touches any of them will be cut off. -- any hand that touches any of them will be cut off. >> it lead to mass protests that forced the departure of syrian troops from...
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but nontheless, conversations with hamas with hezbollah, and others was very useful to try to create a rounded picture of what would be an incredibly complex situation if you're hunting for a bomb. >> and i'm wondering if any of the interviews you did with people who most americans, they may not even know the names, certainly are aware of the dangers of this, but in any of these interviews change your personal assessment of the middle east and caused you to say wait a minute, maybe u.s. policy is x. y. or z.? >> as a complicated question and you don't believe obviously, when you're talking to these folks were any folks, everything that you hear from them. i had an interesting conversation with fadlallah about the bombing of the marine corps barracks in 82, and the bombing of the american embassy in beirut. and you know, he was alleged to have blessed those before the fact. and he said, you know, essentially without saying much about that, you know, you were on our soil, we don't come to your soil. i condemn al qaeda for 9/11. these were ask of resistance, you know, not acts of terror
but nontheless, conversations with hamas with hezbollah, and others was very useful to try to create a rounded picture of what would be an incredibly complex situation if you're hunting for a bomb. >> and i'm wondering if any of the interviews you did with people who most americans, they may not even know the names, certainly are aware of the dangers of this, but in any of these interviews change your personal assessment of the middle east and caused you to say wait a minute, maybe u.s....
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from the marquesas united nations tribunals has indicted some members of the lebanese shia movement hezbollah off of the assassination of former lebanese prime minister and i bought. my. last chance to be soo much brighter be. from feinstein. who's from stocks on t.v. . it is four thousand two hundred meters above sea level. two hundred kilometers from here the weather is already cool to come to. this is the site of kurdistan's most successful industrial. giant trucks bring tons of fuel from an open pit several hundred meters deep. this giant caterpillar can carry one hundred seventy tons. we now have thirteen. medium sized dump trucks i'm. sure you can see some of the big ones behind me. thousands of tons of rock will go through treatment process to yield several kilograms of it rich or. go to the most important place in the factory the smelting furnace. will be extracted from the or . are added to it. and then it goes into this where the temperature is one thousand five hundred degrees celsius. the gold is smelted in two and a half to three hours. every two days. today will produce four bar
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out more when the united nations tribunals has indicted some members of the lebanese shia movement hezbollah off of the assassination of former lebanese prime minister. i am. it is four thousand two hundred meters above sea level. two hundred kilometers from here. this is the site of. the giant truck spring tons of. several hundred meters deep. this giant caterpillar can carry one hundred seventy tons. we now have. two medium sized trucks i'm. sure you can see some of the big. thousands of tons of rock. or. the most important place in the factory the smelting furnace. extracted from me or. added to it. and then it goes into this album where the temperature is one thousand five hundred degrees celsius. the gold is melted in two and a half to three hours we spilt gold every two days so today we'll produce four bars weighing about one thousand five hundred ounces all together through. the computer pitch belongs to a canadian firm for that reason the production process follows western standards every single piece of equipment and even the workers clothes have been imported from canada. the staff
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hezbollah were pretty popular figures among ordinary arabs. just to ask you a question, your contrasting the activism of khamenei in the iranian revolution with the normal mainstream shi'ism of others that you describe him as being a steady rebuke to the iranian establishment at one point. but surely the rise of solder in lebanon, the rise of the lebanese shia that predated hezbollah and iranian influence, the rise of shaikh mohammed who led a strong shia movement that had roots among shia across the arab world, would argue a little bit against that. there's often ideal -- a view that the ayatollah is not just led by -- and that there's a lot of dynamism. looking to as we intended to do some younger people. how would you react to that? >> guest: i think that's correct in terms of shia rise. the shia certainly downgraded, downtrodden, dismissed within the muslim world, for generations and generations. to the point it is going back centuries and centuries. and that rise was detectable fairly early on. and certainly before the iranian revolution.
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. >> you also interviewed for this book mohammed of hezbollah so you were not just -- this wasn't just armchair literature, the trouble in lebanon and elsewhere and for the civil you went to a very well-known palestinian refugee about an hour or so south of beirut. >> and both scary places. you can't imagine conditions under which the palestinians live in lebanon in most areas of the professions but was one of the spiritual head of the shia world which was an incredibly interesting man and i felt it necessary to speak to those folks in the sort of advanced mind. obviously the government wasn't arranging it for me because i discuss he was on the terrorist list in the state department. but nonetheless, conversations with hamas to try to create a pitcher the be incredibly complex situation hunting for a bomb in the middle east to read >> i'm wondering if any of the interviews you did with people who most americans they may not even know the names, but certainly are aware of the dangers and all these places, did any of these interviews change your personal assessment of the middle east and
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of hezbollah. only chance for survival i renounce surgeon is implanting a groundbreaking artificial valve made from a pig's heart into the chest of twenty four year old who has a rare and life threatening heart defect the valve invented by russian surgeons has never been used before after three hours the operation is complete computers would like to be going to ration itself is a success we need some time to see how the patient recovers but in any case her life before was unbearable. and entirely as employment came from this farm outside of moscow earlier surgeons had to sort through hundreds of pigs and cows hearts to find one that can be used as a valve and it was almost impossible to find the right donor for the new model so they found it tailor made solution even before they were born each one of these cows was matched their particular patient who's waiting on a less than moscow now sends them the way that they've been fed every single part of their lifestyle has been carefully monitored so whe
of hezbollah. only chance for survival i renounce surgeon is implanting a groundbreaking artificial valve made from a pig's heart into the chest of twenty four year old who has a rare and life threatening heart defect the valve invented by russian surgeons has never been used before after three hours the operation is complete computers would like to be going to ration itself is a success we need some time to see how the patient recovers but in any case her life before was unbearable. and...
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international correspondent and michael takes new-line a wild firsthand tour of the neighborhoods where hezbollah dwells in and around lebanon from direct confrontation to being in the middle of the 2006 war against a group of this is a thrill ride i cannot put it down based on a taxable work and he is a brave on the ground journalist. another book i have been dying to get to, a large book to take up my the time is the book of islamic anti-semitism from a preeminent expert on islam and leslie i love to dig into power faith in fantasy by israel's ambassador to the u.s. writing it before he was ambassador but a history of american involvement in the middle east and is a very timely to say the least the. >> i am thrilled to be here if they do to the farm policy association what has played such an important role in my bankroll of what i do in what to think the colonel and all cadets who are here from west point. was point* is one of the most inspiring places i have had privileged to go to. every time i go there i am in off of the career these young women and men have chosen i can not start without sa
international correspondent and michael takes new-line a wild firsthand tour of the neighborhoods where hezbollah dwells in and around lebanon from direct confrontation to being in the middle of the 2006 war against a group of this is a thrill ride i cannot put it down based on a taxable work and he is a brave on the ground journalist. another book i have been dying to get to, a large book to take up my the time is the book of islamic anti-semitism from a preeminent expert on islam and leslie i...
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and syrians were directly involved in the creation of what was a completely new found organization hezbollah. >> it is in the book. [laughter] he did nothing. he did worse than nothing and pulled those marines were in lebanon at the time in to waiting ships offshore then off they went nobody said a word about a because fortunately for president reagan, there was another war. a tiny one in a successful one. grenada that took place at exactly the same time but here is the essence of the republican tough guy who reacted to vietnam in a fashion that could have done any liberal democrat proud. >> when i approach the research on that chapter and was thinking about reagan come i approach it with memories never again that i carry with me even at the time i was covering them which is hollywood, an actor, there is no great depth but i have to tell you that reading his diary and the letter that he wrote, the thousands of letters over a lifetime of politics if you have any fairness within new you have to judge this man in a totally different way. that is one of the things that i learned by the way of re
and syrians were directly involved in the creation of what was a completely new found organization hezbollah. >> it is in the book. [laughter] he did nothing. he did worse than nothing and pulled those marines were in lebanon at the time in to waiting ships offshore then off they went nobody said a word about a because fortunately for president reagan, there was another war. a tiny one in a successful one. grenada that took place at exactly the same time but here is the essence of the...
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hezbollah's chief has ruled out the arrest of four senior members of his group suspected of the assassination of former lebanese premier rethink her status on this ross said a special tribunal investigating the death should be asking questions of israel he also rejected each and every accusation by the un based court saying the charges were an attack on his movement he was killed along with twenty two others and their theory two thousand and five in beirut on a huge bomb exploded as his motorcade passed by. eleven people including young children have been killed in mexico after tropical storm arlene drenched the country with heavy rains most of the victims died after being buried alive in their homes by mudslides or drowning in powerful streams it landed season's first tropical storm came ashore over mexico central gulf coast early on thursday almost three hundred thousand have been left homeless or otherwise affected by the storm. i'm back with a recap of our top stories in just a few moments state with r.t. . to. the end of the.
hezbollah's chief has ruled out the arrest of four senior members of his group suspected of the assassination of former lebanese premier rethink her status on this ross said a special tribunal investigating the death should be asking questions of israel he also rejected each and every accusation by the un based court saying the charges were an attack on his movement he was killed along with twenty two others and their theory two thousand and five in beirut on a huge bomb exploded as his...
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hezbollah's leader has rejected the prosecution of four senior group members suspects in the murder of former lebanese prime. suggested that israel should instead be the main subject of the investigation he said the attempts to charge the suspects were part of an israeli plot saying it was financially and morally corrupt that we was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in beirut when a bomb exploded near his passing motorcade. and to thailand now where preliminary results suggest that the opposition leader has won the runoff vote and will become the first woman to take the country's top ranking position headed by the sister of ousted premier. food type party is expected to gain over half of the five hundred parliamentary seats violent protests have repeatedly shaken thailand since the former government was toppled by a military coup five years ago it's hoped the vote will end the country's long running political deadlock. celebrating the twentieth anniversary of its independence putting aside the economic problems which the country is currently facing t
hezbollah's leader has rejected the prosecution of four senior group members suspects in the murder of former lebanese prime. suggested that israel should instead be the main subject of the investigation he said the attempts to charge the suspects were part of an israeli plot saying it was financially and morally corrupt that we was killed along with twenty two others in february two thousand and five in beirut when a bomb exploded near his passing motorcade. and to thailand now where...
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of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri officials say the war and name for senior members of hezbollah members of the ground group denounced the tribunals and have vowed action against it rafik hariri was killed along with twenty two others in february twenty thousand and five in central beirut when a bomb exploded as his car passed by. tens of thousands of students and teachers took to the streets of go to demand improvements to the country's education system the demonstrators carrying signs and banners were soon dispersed by water cannons and tear gas the rally comes after a government pledge to inject some seventy five million dollars in into universities something the protesters called insufficient for tackling the educational crisis two weeks ago a similar margin at least seventy thousand people. venezuelan president hugo chavez says he's on his way to full recovery after an operation to remove a cancerous tumor his announcement on state t.v. comes after the government delayed next summit of latin america and caribbean leaders early reports showed a fifty six year old chatting wit
of lebanon's former prime minister rafik hariri officials say the war and name for senior members of hezbollah members of the ground group denounced the tribunals and have vowed action against it rafik hariri was killed along with twenty two others in february twenty thousand and five in central beirut when a bomb exploded as his car passed by. tens of thousands of students and teachers took to the streets of go to demand improvements to the country's education system the demonstrators carrying...
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the iranian establishism, but surely the rise in lebanon, the rise of the lebanon shia that predated hezbollah and iranian influence, the rise of mahamed who led a strong shia movement with roots among shias across the arab world would argue a little bit against that. there's often the view that the itolas led with sleepy old fellows, and there's a lot of dinism, not necessarily iranian, but in the shiite world looking as we tended to do some younger people, how would you react to that? >> guest: i think that that's correct in terms of shia rise. the shia certainly downgraded, downtrodden the myths within the muslim world for generations and generations. i point to it going back centuries and centuries, and that rise was that the it was early on before the iranian revolution. what has happened here that as in across the parallel with the nationalists, it goes long. these movements that should be one of reform or perhaps progress get taken over by radicals in the case of the shias, taken over by a revolutionary iran, that it's a revolutionary in the sense of a revolution that is against interna
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establishment at one point, but surely the rise of lebanon, the rise of the lebanese shia that predated hezbollah and the irony in influence, the rise of sheik mohammed, who led a strong movement that had their roots among shia across the arab world would argue a little against that. there is a lot of dynamism not necessarily i iranian but looking as we tended to do how would you react to that? >> guest: i think that is correct in terms of the shia rye is. certainly they downgraded the downtrodden dismiss within of the muslim world for generations going back centuries and centuries come and that rye is was sensible early on time and even before the iranian revolution. but what has happened was the parallel with the nationalists it goes on. >> host: these movements that should be one of three for more progress get taken over by radicals in the case of the shia rise by a revolutionary iran that is the revolutionary in the sense of against international order so that by taking over we get the iranian republic of today which has set itself against the international status in order. do you think that
establishment at one point, but surely the rise of lebanon, the rise of the lebanese shia that predated hezbollah and the irony in influence, the rise of sheik mohammed, who led a strong movement that had their roots among shia across the arab world would argue a little against that. there is a lot of dynamism not necessarily i iranian but looking as we tended to do how would you react to that? >> guest: i think that is correct in terms of the shia rye is. certainly they downgraded the...
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they are in control of hezbollah and hamas and still out there exporting. what we are seeing for the first time is the rise of this other story. it's going to give people a clear choice. >> bruce, pleasure to have you. >> thank you fareed. always great to see you. >> we'll be right back. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. >>> this is, of course, independence day weekend in the united states and that brings us to our gps question of the week. it might seem like an easy one but watch out. the question is, what happened on july 4th, 1776. was it a, congress voted for independence, b, the revolutionary war started, c, the declaration of independence was approved or d., the declaration of independence was signed
they are in control of hezbollah and hamas and still out there exporting. what we are seeing for the first time is the rise of this other story. it's going to give people a clear choice. >> bruce, pleasure to have you. >> thank you fareed. always great to see you. >> we'll be right back. >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone...
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michael takes on a wild, hellish firsthand tour of the neighborhoods where the terror group hezbollah's dwells in and around lebanon from direct confrontation with members of hezbollah to being in the middle of israel 2006 war against a group of this is a thrill ride of the book. i can't put it down. he is the impeccable work and his -- he is a brave, brave journalist to another book, will take up a lot of my beach time, the legacy of islamist anti-semitism. and lastly i would love to dig into power, faith and fantasy. it is the history of american involved in the middle east. very timely to say the least. >> visit booktv.org to see this and other summer reading lists. >> robert rosen spoke with booktv in our recent trip to charleston, south carolina, about his book. >> i wrote this book because when i wrote the book about charles i was surprised that the jewish community was so -- usually don't associate the jews with confederacy. but, in fact, i think the truth is hundreds of thousands of jews, not hundreds of thousands, but 150,000 jews came to america in 1840s. and they were german.
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they're in color of iran and hezbollah and hamas and the wahhabis are still out there. what we're seeing for the first time is the rise of this other story. and it's going to give people a clear choice. >> bruce feiler, good to have you. >> thank you, fareed, always good to see you. >> and we will be right back. any questions? no. you know... ♪ we're not magicians ♪ we can't read your mind ♪ ♪ read your mind ♪ we need your questions ♪ each and every kind ♪ every kind ♪ will this react with my other medicine? ♪ ♪ hey, what are all these tests even for? ♪ ♪ questions are the answer ♪ yeah ♪ oh >>> this is, of course, independence day weekend in the united states. and that brings to us our "gps" question of the week. might seem like an easy one but watch out. the question is what happened on july 4th, 1776? was it "a," congress voted for independence, "b," the revolutionary war started, "c," the declaration of independence was approved or "d," the declaration of independence was signed? stay tuned and we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure
they're in color of iran and hezbollah and hamas and the wahhabis are still out there. what we're seeing for the first time is the rise of this other story. and it's going to give people a clear choice. >> bruce feiler, good to have you. >> thank you, fareed, always good to see you. >> and we will be right back. any questions? no. you know... ♪ we're not magicians ♪ we can't read your mind ♪ ♪ read your mind ♪ we need your questions ♪ each and every kind ♪ every...
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increasingly apparent in recent years was that some iranian figures -- the lebanese shiites emulating them hezbollah were pretty popular figures among ordinary arabs. just to ask you a question, you're contrasting the activism of the khomeini and iranian revolution to normal mainstream shiaism. you describe him as a city rebuke to the iranian establishment at one point. but surely the rise the rise of sadr and the shia that predated iranian influence, the rise of sheik mohammed who led a strong shia movement that had roots amongst shia across the arab world would argue a little bit against that, among shia i talked to there's often a view the ayatollah of naja are pretty sleepy old fellows but there's dynamism in the world and looking to sistani, and some younger people is wise. how would you react to that? >> i think that that's correct in terms of shia rise. the shia certainly downgraded the downtrodden, dismissed within the muslim world for generations and generations. i point to it going back centuries and centuries. and that rise was detectable fairly early on and certainly before the iranian r
increasingly apparent in recent years was that some iranian figures -- the lebanese shiites emulating them hezbollah were pretty popular figures among ordinary arabs. just to ask you a question, you're contrasting the activism of the khomeini and iranian revolution to normal mainstream shiaism. you describe him as a city rebuke to the iranian establishment at one point. but surely the rise the rise of sadr and the shia that predated iranian influence, the rise of sheik mohammed who led a strong...
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and so you've got a constant demand by the terrorists, hamas, hezbollah and others, to destroy the state of israel. and israel has been a great ally of the united states since its inception in 1948. we need to send a very strong signal and i think we're doing it right now today, a very strong signal that this country, this congress and the senate supports the state of israel and does not want the palestinians to go to the united nations and try to have a unilateral settlement made by that body. this is something that has to be worked out at the conference table between israel and the palestinians. and not at the united nations. so i'd just like to conclude by saying that israel is our best friend and ally in the middle east, they're a stable element in the middle east, we need to support them and make absolutely sure that hamas, hezbollah and the other terrorist organizations do not have their way and destroy the state of israel. we are committed to that, this congress is committed to that and this whole debate has shown very clearly that almost unanimously the people of the united state
and so you've got a constant demand by the terrorists, hamas, hezbollah and others, to destroy the state of israel. and israel has been a great ally of the united states since its inception in 1948. we need to send a very strong signal and i think we're doing it right now today, a very strong signal that this country, this congress and the senate supports the state of israel and does not want the palestinians to go to the united nations and try to have a unilateral settlement made by that body....
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lebanese officials said one of the indicted was a senior member of hezbollah. the shi-ite militant group backed by iran has threatened violence if anyone tries to arrest one of its members. german lawmakers have approved plans to shutter all nuclear plants by 2022. the vote today endorsed the government's decision to move to other forms of energy, after the nuclear plant disaster in japan. the german environment minister called the vote a technological and economic revolution. >> ( translated ): i believe this is a real turning point for our country, with which our country is agreeing on a common project. ladies and gentlemen, it is a national community project that we are approving today. >> sreenivasan: german industry and neighboring countries have warned the shift from nuclear will make electricity more expensive and less available. some 12,000 federal prisoners in the u.s. will be eligible for early release on crack cocaine convictions. the u.s. sentencing commission voted to allow that move today. last year, congress cut sentences for crack-related crimes
lebanese officials said one of the indicted was a senior member of hezbollah. the shi-ite militant group backed by iran has threatened violence if anyone tries to arrest one of its members. german lawmakers have approved plans to shutter all nuclear plants by 2022. the vote today endorsed the government's decision to move to other forms of energy, after the nuclear plant disaster in japan. the german environment minister called the vote a technological and economic revolution. >> (...
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and thousands of weapons including anti-aircraft missiles for use by hezbollah. today prosecutors are holding news conference to provide details on the indictments which we will bring to you throughout the day. >>> solar energy, swedish furniture and a pool. you'll be surprised what these things have in common and how they could help you cash in. we'll break it down in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] megared omega-3 krill oil from schiff. unlike fish oil, megared softgels are small and easy to swallow with no fishy smell or aftertaste. try megared today. >>> all right. let's face it. a lot of things are getting more expensive. coffee, gas, car, even your morning bacon and cereal. in today's big breakdown, we're looking on the sunnier side of things. believe it or not, there are products that are actually getting cheaper. yes, that's true. according to time.com, volkswagen is bucking the economic trend. while the price tag on other cars is getting higher the german company cut its base price on the jetta and pa sat. ikea cut. for you and me that means deeper discou
and thousands of weapons including anti-aircraft missiles for use by hezbollah. today prosecutors are holding news conference to provide details on the indictments which we will bring to you throughout the day. >>> solar energy, swedish furniture and a pool. you'll be surprised what these things have in common and how they could help you cash in. we'll break it down in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] megared omega-3 krill oil from schiff. unlike fish oil, megared softgels are small and...
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there was an associated press report about a man who was a senior hezbollah operatives who has been held by the united states in baghdad as a top threat to american troops. he's been accused of working with the iranian agents to basically with their shiite militia to fight americans. and the article noted that he mulcaire dress hezbollah terrorist could be turned over to the iraqi authorities within days and they are within the article if it is reported to be true, the u.s. security officials are worrying that he could escapes or even be freed from the iraqi sit. admiral, are you familiar with the situation? >> no man i'm not familiar with that specific situation. >> i would ask you to follow-up either here or in a classified setting and answer to what is the situation with this individual. and it brings to mind to me the concern with the lack of the long-term detention facility for individuals that remain dangerous to us. i firmly believe that guantanamo is a top rate facility having visited it and should be that facility we end up making decisions like turning over people to other coun
there was an associated press report about a man who was a senior hezbollah operatives who has been held by the united states in baghdad as a top threat to american troops. he's been accused of working with the iranian agents to basically with their shiite militia to fight americans. and the article noted that he mulcaire dress hezbollah terrorist could be turned over to the iraqi authorities within days and they are within the article if it is reported to be true, the u.s. security officials...
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hezbollah and hamas threaten israel and our interests in the middle east. we will continue to use the full range of our foreign policy tools to prevent these regimes and organizations from endangering our national security. president obama has made it clear the united states is determined to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. we will continue working closely with allies and partners, including sharing and acting upon intelligence to prevent the flow of weapons to of moss and hezbollah and protect our citizens and interests. -- weapons to hamas. the network that poses the most significant threat to the united states is al qaeda, its affiliates and its adherents. we use these terms deliberately. it is al qaeda, a core group founded by osama bin laden, as murdered our citizens in the bombings of our embassies in kenya and tanzania to the attacks of the u.s. as coal, to the attacks on september 11th, which has also killed more than citizen -- more than -- killed citizens of more than 90 other countries. groups that are part of its network or share its
hezbollah and hamas threaten israel and our interests in the middle east. we will continue to use the full range of our foreign policy tools to prevent these regimes and organizations from endangering our national security. president obama has made it clear the united states is determined to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. we will continue working closely with allies and partners, including sharing and acting upon intelligence to prevent the flow of weapons to of moss and hezbollah...
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dozens of mujahideen groups, the much-maligned names of aut, hezbollah mujahideen, jm, all these are products of the '90s. they sprung up in pakistan, great public sympathy. people volunteering to go to kashmir and fight the indian army. so this introduced more religious militancy in our east and be our west. '89 to 2001, 9/11. 12 years, i call this period of disaster when the united states summarily decided to quit the region. without any rehabilitation or resettlement of the 25,000 mujahideen who were armed to the teeth and didn't know anything other than fighting. this resulted in ethnic war warlordism with dozens of ethnic groups fighting each other, destroying and ravaging afghanistan. these ma screw ha dean -- mujahideen who were brought between '197 t and '89, ladies and gentlemen, then coalesced into al-qaeda. osama bin laden, al-zawahiri, all these names are all those who came in the decade of a oh 79-'89. as if this was not enough n1996 we saw the rise of the taliban. and they swept across afghanistan controlling 90% of afghanistan. this fighting eruption -- taliban, al-qae
dozens of mujahideen groups, the much-maligned names of aut, hezbollah mujahideen, jm, all these are products of the '90s. they sprung up in pakistan, great public sympathy. people volunteering to go to kashmir and fight the indian army. so this introduced more religious militancy in our east and be our west. '89 to 2001, 9/11. 12 years, i call this period of disaster when the united states summarily decided to quit the region. without any rehabilitation or resettlement of the 25,000 mujahideen...
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we known about their support of terror groups throughout the years, hezbollah and others but what about al-qaeda is this is the first time we've had solid evidence? >> it's actually not the first time. the four individuals that were designated in 2009. don't forget that the 9/11 commission report called out this phenomenon, said that al-qaeda and iran are working together. i think thursday's announcement is good news. we should congratulate david cohenfor making this announcement and pushing through this decision. i'm sure it was very difficult. the state department under secretary clinton has not been so forth right. hopefully by designating the six individuals that we can move the diplomacy and force a lost these countries that are protecting terrorists by not enforcing banking laws. certainly the u.n. has asked them to enforce banking laws. >> gregg: i'm glad you brought up the united nations. when it comes to fighting terrorism is the united nations really an effectless organization? >> it's proven so recently and haven't seen a ton of proof they have been successful. they talk a to
we known about their support of terror groups throughout the years, hezbollah and others but what about al-qaeda is this is the first time we've had solid evidence? >> it's actually not the first time. the four individuals that were designated in 2009. don't forget that the 9/11 commission report called out this phenomenon, said that al-qaeda and iran are working together. i think thursday's announcement is good news. we should congratulate david cohenfor making this announcement and...
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something that has to be addressed and that i have cried out over and over that the dominance of hezbollah and syria must cease as well for any entity that does not recognize the existence of any other state, no matter what the state, and in this instance israel is an absolute abomination. but now in american vernacular they added insult to injury, killing their people, blood in the streets, ignoring the national calls. so i'm gratified for the stance that we have taken and i want it to be a stronger stance, a stronger position. how dare you attack the united states embassy. how dare you violate international law that allows sovereign nations to exist peacefully in sovereign nations. how dare you confront the united states flag, united states military. how dare you violate the human dignity of your people. so i'm calling upon world leaders and the united nations and all of those who have the responsibility of adhering to the human rights for all people, to denounce the actions of president assad, denounce the actions of those violent and abusive people in the streets who are killing their
something that has to be addressed and that i have cried out over and over that the dominance of hezbollah and syria must cease as well for any entity that does not recognize the existence of any other state, no matter what the state, and in this instance israel is an absolute abomination. but now in american vernacular they added insult to injury, killing their people, blood in the streets, ignoring the national calls. so i'm gratified for the stance that we have taken and i want it to be a...
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july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of tay's sad anniversary. and so as we mark the 17th anniversary of this horrible attack and honor the victims and the survivors of that day, we must recommit ourselves to holding the iranian regime accountable for the attack and for the threat that it continues to pose to u.s. regional and global security. i thank the chair and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentledy from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is
july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of tay's sad anniversary....
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july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of today's sad anniversary. and so as we mark the 17th anniversary of this horrible attack and honor the victims and the survivors of that day, we must recommit ourselves to holding the iranian regime accountable for the attack and for the threat that it continues to pose to u.s. regional and global security. i thank the chair and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady
july 18, 1994, the irana regime through the coordinated efforts of its embassy and extremist proxy, hezbollah, committed one of the deadliest attacks of anti-semitism in the western hemisphere by killing 85 men, women and children and injuring over 300 innocent bystanders. 17 years later, mr. speaker, the regime has yet to answer for its role in the attack. its statement this weekend was nothing more than a desperate p.r. attempt to manipulate the headlines in advance of today's sad...
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to two other groups such as hezbollah. so i think again, i have to say that i am not in a position at nctc now so i approach these types of questions with some humility and some deference to the professionals who are looking at these questions on a daily basis. >> one last question if i might. earlier this year undersecretary colin from the treasury department told the finance committee on which i serve that kuwait has become one of the most challenging countries to deal with when it comes to counterterrorism and in addition bad as other gulf states have improved their cooperation with u.s. terrorist activities in the gulf, we are seeing in effect kuwait become more permissive, significantly more permissive. do you have an opinion on this yet? >> my answer senator if i may is somewhat general. i would say our relationships with countries such as kuwait and other gulf states and certainly countries like pakistan are complex and have multiple dimensions. i do think that the counterterrorism effort is a central goal or a cent
to two other groups such as hezbollah. so i think again, i have to say that i am not in a position at nctc now so i approach these types of questions with some humility and some deference to the professionals who are looking at these questions on a daily basis. >> one last question if i might. earlier this year undersecretary colin from the treasury department told the finance committee on which i serve that kuwait has become one of the most challenging countries to deal with when it...
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be expend for assistance to the following entities, one the government of iran, two, hamas, three, hezbollah, four, the muslim brotherhood. the chair: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for five mins on his amendment. mr. gosar: thank you, mr. chairmanism rides in support of my amendment. ski for your support of my limiting amendment that would prohibit any military expenditure that would assist any enity that has a policy of helping the -- that has a policy for the destrub of the sate of israel. most prominent, of course is iran. just last month, iranian president ahmadinejad reiterated his nation's policy calling for the complete elimination of israel. it is not just formally recognized states we need to be concerned about. history has shown that entities we consider terrorist fringe groups sometimes through force, manipulation and popular vote take over the state apparatus. this happened in the gaza trip when hamas, the islamic resistance movement, won a plurality in the 2006 election. the united states and israel classify hamas as a terrorist organization but the united nations doe
be expend for assistance to the following entities, one the government of iran, two, hamas, three, hezbollah, four, the muslim brotherhood. the chair: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for five mins on his amendment. mr. gosar: thank you, mr. chairmanism rides in support of my amendment. ski for your support of my limiting amendment that would prohibit any military expenditure that would assist any enity that has a policy of helping the -- that has a policy for the destrub of the sate of...
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this is a bit frightening, a very dangerous man, anti-american hezbollah commander that we may release to the iraqis by the end of the year. obviously a problem. >>guest: absolutely. every soldier, sailor, airmen and marine who has picked up a rifle, they did so to capture or kill a guy like this. he killed american soldiers while they were handcuffed and we captured him. we have him and we are going to give him to the iraqis where they have a long track record of letting them escape. >> and a number of senators have wind on and written a letter to secretary of defense panetta and say "we urge defense secretary panetta to take whatever steps he can to block the transfer to the iraqi government, we believe this puts in jeopardy the safety of our troops in iraq." there are others, though, who say this is what needs to happen, putting the trust and faith in the iraqi government to take care of bad goes hike this and handle it. we are leaving. >>guest: this is an international terrorist. he is leave the he was working and killing leave on of behalf the iranian government. he killed america
this is a bit frightening, a very dangerous man, anti-american hezbollah commander that we may release to the iraqis by the end of the year. obviously a problem. >>guest: absolutely. every soldier, sailor, airmen and marine who has picked up a rifle, they did so to capture or kill a guy like this. he killed american soldiers while they were handcuffed and we captured him. we have him and we are going to give him to the iraqis where they have a long track record of letting them escape....